Create a Firefox shortcut to startup with Scoop profiles

[lifansama]

After I updated Firefox, it switched to the default-release profile.
I find I can add an argument to specify the Scoop profile like firefox.exe -P Scoop.
Is there any way to create a shortcut including the -P argument automatically, when we install or update Firefox？
Firefox/CommandLineOptions

[issaclin32]

I think the main reason not to use parameters for the shortcut is that (1) "default web browser" mechanism of Windows, or (2) file associations cannot handle it.

That is, if the user opens Firefox via a url shortcut (xxxxx.url). Or, if other app tries to open a web page, Firefox will be opened with "default profile", and the user will get confused about "WHY MY SETTINGS ARE GONE".

For pre_install, we could probably open $Env:AppData\Mozilla\Firefox\profiles.ini, and set the "Scoop profile" as default. (put Default=1 under it), but I am not sure if there is any potential problem if we do this.
(See: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profiles.ini_file)

Asking for your opinion about this: @rashil2000 @HUMORCE @tech189

[HUMORCE]

After I updated Firefox, it switched to the default-release profile.

that's why we set notes for the manifest.

I find I can add an argument to specify the Scoop profile like firefox.exe -P Scoop.

the manifest used this launch option a long time ago, it has led to a number of problems.

For pre_install, we could probably open $Env:AppData\Mozilla\Firefox\profiles.ini, and set the "Scoop profile" as default. (put Default=1 under it), but I am not sure if there is any potential problem if we do this.

firefox cannot share profiles between individual installations.

<SCOOP>\apps\firefox\100.0
<SCOOP>\apps\firefox\102.0

each firefox update via scoop is done as a individual installation, so profiles.ini will be ignored. even if this method were possible, this would change the last profile(default) selected by users.

[issaclin32]

Closing the issue because it is considered settled.
Feel free to leave comment / open a new issue if needed.